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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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